Anxiety decisions — 2016

The Board finds that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is not related to military service and denies his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining mental health treatment records and arranging a VA psychiatric examination to assess the severity of his generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding his claimed in-service head injuries. The VA will seek verification of these incidents from official sources.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, psychosis, major depressive disorder, adjustment disorder, schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, dysthymic disorder, and polysubstance dependence. The Veteran also received a grant of service connection for secondary stomach disorder. However, the claim for bilateral hearing loss remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for an initial rating and service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with depressed mood, were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for anxiety disorder NOS but not for PTSD or other acquired psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's service connection claim for TBI and its residuals is denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or relationship to his active service.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood associated with his service-connected post traumatic lumbosacral strain disability is productive of occupational and social impairment, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, PTSD and MDD, is being remanded due to insufficient evidence on the etiology of his condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his acquired psychiatric disorder, right knee disability, and back disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood is adequately rated under the applicable rating criteria, but finds that she is unemployable due to her mental health condition. Therefore, a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is granted.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder has been productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, but generally functioning satisfactorily.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a mental health examination. The claims will be adjudicated again in light of all the evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety disorder NOS, mood disorder NOS, and depressive disorder NOS. The issue of medical care under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1702 is moot as the Veteran's claim for service connection is now established.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD with depression, anxiety, and sleep disorder is attributable to his fear of hostile military or terrorist activity during service. As such, the appeal for service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and denied both issues on appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected anxiety reaction with conversion features contributed to his death from congestive heart failure, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus of the lumbosacral spine with low back strain is currently rated at 10 percent, and his adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is rated at 30 percent. The Board has granted a higher rating for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disorders are related to his active service. The issues on appeal include seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, which includes PTSD and other conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and attempting to verify the Veteran's reported stressors. The Veteran will also undergo a psychiatric examination to determine the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to ensure a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.